Twitter reacts to Supreme Court sports betting ruling

NJ Gov. Chris Christie says that if the Supreme Court rules in his state's favor in a major sports betting case, then sports betting would quickly become available in the state. The GOP governor was in Washington to hear arguments in the case. (Dec. 4)
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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court rules that federal ban on state-sanctioned sports betting is unconstitutional. Decides case in favor of New Jersey. Floodgates now officially open for other states to allow sports betting. #RIPPASPA

"The legalization of sports gambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make," Justice Samuel Alito said in the Opinion of the Court. "Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each State is free to act on its own."